NO CAR, NO PROBLEM

The top spots for the age of ride sharing and walkable cities.

Baby Boomers have had a lifelong love affair with autos. In retirement, however, they might consider taking a cue from their Millennial kids, who have demonstrated that you can live happily without a car, in the right locale. Forbes screened hundreds of cities to find the top 25 towns for carless living—places with walkable neighborhoods (meaning you can hoof it to stores, services and activities); public transit; Uber and Lyft; and car rentals by the hour. We ruled out cities where high crime means you might not want to walk, but we didn’t cut places just because they’re expensive. Neighborhoods in nine of our picks are described below. For the full list, go to